Rome Travel Blog

Mark your calendars:   March 17 is Italy’s latest one-off national holiday.  Flag Day ties in with the celebration of Italy’s 150th anniversary, which includes a June 2 festa with heads of state from across the globe.  What this means to Rome travelers?  Festa shuts down everything from...

So you’ve planned your vigilia, Christmas eve, with a whopping feast in a posh ristorante or traditional trattoria.  You’ve organized Santa to scale the palazzo walls for Christmas day.  What’s on the agenda for the 26th? In Italy, December 26 is the feast of Santo Stefano, an official holiday...

With the countdown to the holidays approaching single digits, Rome is about to unwrap two bombastic presents.  On Friday, December 17, the French Embassy opens the doors of Palazzo Farnese to show off its mind-blowing collection of  art from its  16th century to present day history. And mind-blowing...

Rome for the Holidays? The Eternal City was designed for winter holiday celebration thanks to its beautiful architecture, the open and festively decorated piazzas, the not-too-chilly weather and most importantly, the century-old traditions and celebrations during the holiday season.  If you are lucky...

By Guest Blogger Mary Jane Cryan of Elegantetruria.com Traveling to Rome?  On September 3rd, head north just 80 kilometers outside of the city to Viterbo for the Festa di Santa Rosa.  Usually quiet, the charming medieval city fills with revelry and celebration for Viterbo’s patron saint Santa Rosa,...

Lately Rome has been getting trashed, but this time it is the Hotel Corona Save the Beach‘s (aka Trash Hotel) which ends its five-day vacation in the Eternal City today.  Made entirely of waste from the shores of Europe’s beaches (12 tons of plastic, tins and general crap that washes up),...

Adapted from my blog:  Moscerina Quick note for anyone walking down from Piazza Repubblica to the center this week: when walking down via Nazionale, take your time to look at the lamp posts and balustrades.   Looks like granny did a little stitching? No, the knitting and macramè are part of a public...

Ladies and Gentlemen, fasten your seat belts and start your engines. The 2010 Mille Miglia is about to depart.   From May 6th through May 9th, the world’s most beautiful vintage cars will be racing the 1000 mile circuit from Brescia to Rome and back, reliving the historic 1920s race.  For anyone...

Though the dollar may be stronger these days, a visit to Rome can still wear through the wallet. Whether the focus is a gourmet blow out vacation or an intensive art history lesson, Rome is expensive. Museums tend to be priced more than expected and do not have friendly student discount policies, which...

Easter and Rome are like peanut and jelly, or as we say in Rome, burro e alici (butter and anchovies)– they go well together. Starting Palm Sunday of Holy Week, the seven days preceding Easter Sunday, tourism in Rome is at its highest with Spring Breakers, Pilgrims and tourists all wanting to...